IT386

The topics for Test 01 are the materials we covered up to the last lecture before the test. The

main topics are:

• The internet, protocols, access networks, packet switching, circuit switching,

• Network performance, delays, loss, throughput

• Protocol layers, network security

• Application layer

o network application architectures

o Processes, socket abstraction

o Services needed by applications

o The Web and HTTP

o Email and DNS

o Sockets

Review your lecture notes, in-class activities, and homework assignments.